The CM-2500 has all the features you look for in a basic compression testing machine; accuracy, portability, versatility, dependability and compactness, making it the ideal choice for either field or laboratory testing operations. It is well suited for testing 6" x 12" (150 x 300 mm) concrete cylinders up to 7,000 psi (48.2 MPa), or with optional platens, low strength concrete beams.

Its load frame is manufactured with structural steel side members and solid steel crossheads, and features our unique wrap around box construction design, with each corner fully welded on both the inside and outside crosshead seams, providing the rugged stability needed for accurate and repeatable test results year after year. The frames design positions the hydraulic cylinder assembly on the top crosshead with load force applied in a downward direction, eliminating the build up of foreign material around the cylinder area for longer seal life. A quick change platen system allows for fast and easy switching of test platens.

The machine's digital indicator, loading control valve and hydraulic pump are positioned on the right side of the load frame for easy access, increased productivity and safer operation by positioning the operator on the right side of the machine when testing. Featuring superior rate of load control, its quiet running, continuous duty hydraulic pump and pressure compensated loading control valve are manufactured to ISO 9001 international quality standards.

Available with three different digital load indicating systems, select from a basic budget minded unit or an advanced unit that will automatically calculate and display stress test results and will transfer to a PC all of the test data required for a C-39 test report.

Standard safety features are steel fragment guard doors on both frame openings and a high pressure hydraulic safety valve which prevents the machine from operating beyond its maximum capacity. Optional safety features are a piston over-extension limit switch (all models). An electronic overload protection switch automatically turns the hydraulic pump off when the machine reaches its maximum capacity or at sample failure. This option is available with iD and LXI models only.